* D4L-Premium Services Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary

Tomorrow, D4L-Premium Services will celebrate its first birthday. It was officially launched on July 9, 2009 with the D4L-Dashboard as its only product. Since then then I have added Analytical Reports, D4L-Alerts, D4L-Data, D4L-Newsletter and a FAQ section.

* 7 Dividend Stocks For The Ultimate In Deferred Gratification

Deferred gratification is a principle where one or more people choose to postpone near-term benefits in order to enhance their chances of greater benefits in the future. In our microwave society marked by the 'I want it now' attitude, it is unusual to find someone willing to wait. However, deferred gratification is essential for anyone wanting to build wealth and is a key ingredient in a successful dividend investing strategy. Consider these choices:

* Nucor Corporation (NUE) Dividend Stock Analysis

This article originally appeared on The DIV-Net June 28, 2010.

Linked here is a detailed quantitative analysis of Nucor Corporation (NUE). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis:

Company Description: Nucor Corporation is engaged in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products. As the largest minimill steelmaker in the U.S., Nucor has one of the most diverse product lines of any steelmaker in the Americas.

* Weekly Links: July 4, 2010

Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it's where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al.

* Progress Update - June 2010

Once again it is time for a goals/progress update. As a result of selling BP plc (BP) and a dividend cut by Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), I must to report that annualized dividend income declined in June breaking the streak of 15 consecutive months of increases after February 2009's decline. Since I began publicly tracking annualized dividend income in November 2007, it has increased in 29 of the last 31 months.

* 4 Dividend Stocks Increasing Shareholder Wealth With Higher Dividends

Dividend growth investing is a long-term strategy. A growing dividend is a sign that the company is becoming more valuable. Companies that consistently increase dividends tend to have steadily rising share prices and the best way to benefit from this is to buy and hold the stocks. Diversification and a focus on blue-chip stocks provides insurance for the few companies that don't pan out.